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TIL: Gouda accounts for over half of the world’s cheese consumption.

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Kw5E TIL the “Man in the Iron Mask” story describes an actual prisoner, held for 34 years (until his death) and never seen without a velvet mask on. His identity and the reason for his anonymity remain a mystery to this day.
1NB4 TIL Kurt Gödel, famous mathematician and contemporary of Einstein, believed there was a loophole in the U.S. Constitution where the U.S. could secretly become a dictatorship.
W7MDL TIL that Stromatolites can still be found off the coast of Western Australia. They are microbial reefs created by cyanobacteria as they photosynthesise and release oxygen into the ocean. Stromatolites first appeared on Earth around 3.5bn years ago.
xV9ZB TIL Famous “Tunnel of Love” found in Ukraine, originally was used to conceal the transport of military hardware
nenNr TIL individuals who get "chills" from music have differently wired brains than those who don't- more nerve fibers connect their auditory cortex (the part of the brain that processes sound) to their anterior insular cortex (the region involved in processing feelings).